Buddhist Peace Fellowship

A Day of Mindfulness with Claude Anshin Thomas

A day of meditation, dialogue, teachings and reflection on transforming violence in ourselves an in the world.

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

We the People Auditorium, 200 Harrison St.

Donations excepted

496-6072

Community Workshop to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Berkeley High School

9 a.m. – noon

Florence Schwimley Little Theater at Berkeley High School

Students, parents, teachers, business owners, neighbors, and others are invited to a discussion on that will help set the course for future school improvements and provide the basis for accreditation review.

Pedaling the Green City

11 a.m. -3:30 p.m.

Take a leisurely bike ride along the future San Francisco Bay Trail. One in a series of free outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.

Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations

Wild About Books?

10:30 a.m.

Berkeley Central Library

2121 Allston Way

Halloween for the little guys with (not so) scary stories, music, and more.

Call 649-3943

Haunted House

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

1818 5th St.

Free

Donations benefiting youth activities in Berkeley appreciated.

644-3305

St. John’s Church and Camp Elmwood haunted house

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Party for teens from 8:45 tp 10 p.m.

Free. Wear a costume and bring a canned good, book or toy donation.

845-2656

“The 3rd annual Habitot Halloween”

Habitot Children’s Museum

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A not-too-spooky Halloween event for young children with entertainment, parades, games, magic and songs. Come in

costume. Registration strongly suggested. $4 general; $6 for the first child age 7 and under; $3 for each additional child age 7 and under. Kittredge Street and Shattuck Avenue

647-1111

“Not Very Scary Halloween Celebration”

10:30 a.m. at La Pena

Betsy Rose performs songs and activities to celebrate the harvest season and the ancestral spirits. Children are invited to come in costume. $4 general; $3 children. 3105 Shattuck Ave. 849-2572.

Run Your Own Landscape Business: Part 3

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Ecology Center

2530 San Pablo Ave. (at Blake)

Local horticultural consultant and UC Master Gardener Jessie West will teach you how to plant, prune, control weeds, and more. This is the final class in the series.

$15 general; $10 for members; $5 materials fee

Call 548-2220 x223

Sunday, Oct. 29

“Almost Halloween Hike,”

Tilden Regional Park

10 a.m.

Explore the nature of Halloween folklore on the trails.

“Wake the Dead: A Music Concert”

Celebrate the Celtic “Day of the Dead” (Halloween) with folksong artists Paul Kotapish and Danny Carnahan.

2 to 4 p.m.

(510) 525-2233.

“Gateway to Knowledge”

6 p.m.

Tibetan Nyingma Institute

1815 Highland Pl.

Barr Rosenberg describes how to master new knowledge and take the power to shape our lives in wise and compassionate ways.

843-6812

An Evening with The Professor

5 - 9:30 p.m.

Mambo Mambo

1803 Webster St.

Oakland

Berkeley resident Geoffrey A. Hirsch, better known as the Tie Guy from the “How Berkeley Can You Be” parade got his start in comedy in 1996. A professor in real life, Hirsch tell the story of how he became a funny guy.

$5 for show only, $10 for show and dinner

Call Geoffrey Hirsch at 845-5631 to reserve tickets

Monday, Oct. 30

Fun with Oragami

10 a.m.

Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

644-6107

“BYOP: Pumpkin Carving By Porch and Hearth,”

Tilden Regional Park

4 to 7 p.m. “Bring your own pepo”

Take Canon Drive off Grizzly Peak

Boulevard, Berkeley. (510) 525-2233.

Tuesday, Oct. 31

Sing-A-Long

11 a.m.

Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

644-6107

Haunted House

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

1818 5th St.

Free

Donations benefiting youth activities in Berkeley appreciated.

644-3305

Wednesday, Nov. 1

Kathak Dancing with Pandit Chitresh Das

7:30 p.m.

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts

2640 College Ave.

The Graduate Theological Union presents a free lecture-demonstration with Pandit Chitresh Das, a master of India’s Kathak dance form. This event is free.

Bancroft Way (below College)

From Morgan to Modern

“Saddling the Site: The Environmental Designs of Wurster, Church and Others”

7:30 p.m.

The Hillside Club

2286 Cedar St.

$10. 841-2242

Berkeley Metaphysic Toastmasters Club

6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

2515 Hillegass Ave.

Public speaking skills and metaphysic come together at Avatar Metaphysical Toastmasters. Meets first and third Thursdays each month.

Call 869-2547 or 643-7645

Friday, Nov. 3

Taize Worship Service

7:30-8:30 p.m.

An hour of quiet reflection and song. First Friday of the month.

Loper Chapel on Dana Street between Durant and Channing Way.

848-3696

“Want to Transform your Dreams Into Reality?”

Lecture by Leonard Orr, world known for creating the Rebirthing and Conscious Breathwork Movement.

7:30 p.m.,

The Berkeley Friends Church, 1600 Sacramento St.

$25, 843-6514

Saturday, Nov. 4

Breathtaking Barnabe Peak

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Hike through Samuel P. Taylor State Park’s lush forests and climb to the heights of Barnabe Peak, overlooking Point Reyes. One in a series of free fall outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.

Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations

Wild About Books?

10:30 a.m.

Berkeley Central Library

2121 Allston Way

Dublin Library’s resident storyteller and featured teller at the 1998 National Storytelling Festival tell kids aged 3 to 7 her favorite tales.

Call 649-3943

The Next Ivory Trade? The Intellectual Property Rights of University Faculty

A conference sponsored by the Berkeley Faculty Association/American Association of University Professors Coalition

9 a.m. tp 3:30 p.m.

UC Berkeley International House

841-1997

Sunday, Nov. 5

Buddhist Psychology

6 p.m.

Tibetan Nyingma Institute

1815 Highland Pl.

Buddhist teacher Sylvia Gretchen on “Beyond Therapy and Into the Heart of Buddhist Psychology.” Free.

Call 843-6812

Berkeley Historical Society walking tour

Downtown Berkeley

Tour new construction, new uses, historic rehabilitation and public improvments that are completed or still in the works.

noon

RSVP required 841-0181 space is limited.

Tickets: $5 for members, $10 for nonmembers.

Monday, Nov. 6

Airports vs. the Bay

7 p.m.

Albany Community Center

1249 Marin St.

Albany

David Lewis, Executive Director of “Save the Bay” will speak on the airports’ plans to expand into the SF Bay and other challenges to Bay restoration.

Contact: Friends of Five Creeks, 848-9358

Tuesday, Nov. 7

Zonta Club dinner

5:30 p.m.

Berkeley City Club

$20 per person

Dr. Sylvia Earle, a marine bioligist, author and Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society, will be the featured speaker.

For more information call 845-6221

Thursday, Nov. 9

The Life and Art of Chiura Obata

7:30 p.m.

North Berkeley Public Library

1170 Alameda (at Hopkins)

A slide show and lecture presented by Obata’s granddaughter, Kimi Kodani Hill, celebrating Obata’s book, “Topaz Moon: Chiura Obata’s Art of the Internment,” and the retrospective exhibit of Obata’s work to appear this Fall at SFs De Young Museum.

For details call 644-6850

From Morgan to Modern

“Bay Area Modern”

7:30 p.m.

The Hillside Club

2286 Cedar St.

$10. 841-2242

ESL Teacher Job Fair

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Berkeley Adult School

1222 University Ave., Room 7

ESL program representatives from adult schools in Alameda and Contra Costa counties will provide information about desired qualifications, current job openings, credentialing requirements, and more.

Call Kay Wade, 644-6130

“Feeding the Moon: A Nutritive Approach to Feminine Fertility”

Lern how fertility is affected by the environment and how it can be enhanced by healthy lifestyle choices